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Watch a 5-year-old with leukemia sack a Heisman hopeful

By Matt Walks, Digital First Media

Updated:
10/03/2013 08:01:27 PM EDT

Watch a five-year-old with leukemia sack a Heisman hopeful

Zach Dacy turns 6 on Saturday, but he's already received one of the best birthday presents a kid could want.On September 19, more than two years after he was diagnosed with leukemia, Dacy got to emulate his NFL hero Clay Matthews by sacking Northern Illinois star quarterback Jordan Lynch at a recent Huskies practice.Dacy's parents, Joe and Jen, are both NIU alums and reached out to the program before the season started to ask if they could attend a game. ...